Metatags and Title Attributes
Sound Description of A Web Site
Metatags are tags that describe information about the page construct and descriptors about the page content. In conjunction with the TITLE attribute as well as page content, they are used by search engines to accurately reference your page. When a page is first created in Contribute the user is prompted to fill out the TITLE attribute. This attribute is what is displayed at the top of the browser window so it should be as meaningful as possible to the purpose and content of the page. To find out more information about the proper procedures for metatag elements and entitling a web page, please refer to the following web page - http://www.csun.edu/accessibility/bestpractices/meta.html.
To Modify The Keywords and Description Metatags
- Select <Format> from the topmost toolbar
- Click on Keywords and Description.
- The window showing the current metatags opens.
Click in the appropriate pane and make your edits then hit OK
Editing the Title Attribute
As stated earlier, when creating or modifying the title of a web page, the creators of the web page need to make sure that the title reflects as close as possible the purpose and content of the page. Having a meaningful and unique title is important to good web standards as well. To learn more about identifying or "branding" a web page, please reference the following link:
To edit the title of the web page, perform the following steps:
- From the Edit Toolbar, select <Format>, then <Page Properties…>
- The Page Properties Dialog Window will be displayed. Select the text box labeled “Title”.
- Replace the text in the title text box with the text that will represent the title of the web page.
- Once the new title has been typed in, select <Apply>. This will apply the new name to the web page. Then select <Ok>.
After editing the metatags and the title of the web page, the final step is to go to the section entitled Publishing a Website.